Cheshire West and Chester Council have launched a scheme for landlords that provides a range of information and resources for private landlords. Their Private Landlord Service includes services more typically associated with letting agencies...

The government has launched a consultation process on a package of measures to crack down on what it calls ‘rogue landlords’ and ‘rogue letting agents.’ Those committing serious offences would be subject to banning...

Analysis by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that the UK now has the highest property taxes in the developed world, accounting for 12.7% of the total tax burden in 2014....

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has called on the British Government to create a central database of householders in rented properties. Such a system could be used as an alternative to the...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has predicted that 2017 will see both a fall in the number of homes being made available to let and higher rents. The association’s managing director, David...

According to research from the Nottingham Building Society, more than one in five landlords experience a delay of over four months before signing up their first tenants. The research should act as a warning...